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John Johnson Full Name: John Johnson Date of birth: February 23, 1820 Date of death: Deceased, date unknown Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 17 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887 19th (1)   18th (2) (3)   Democrat McKinney / Collin   Collin, Denton (1) Independent, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. (2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (3) 18th Legislature, 1/10/1883, p. 1, All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office; pp. 5-6, Resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes: Drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Biographical sketch, p. 242. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Biographical sketch, pp. 307, 309. Represented De Kalb County, Missouri, in Missouri Legislature in 1856; later moved to Texas and settled in McKinney. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Photographs Photograph. John Johnson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John Johnson, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 19th R.S. - 1885 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Purchase of Granite Quarry in Burnet County   Retrenchment and Reform   Roads and Bridges   18th R.S. - 1883 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Claims and Accounts   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   County and County Boundaries   Finance   Internal Improvements   Retrenchment and Reform   Roads and Bridges

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